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Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2021 06:28 Many of UC Merceds researchers will be part of UC-funded projects with colleagues at other campuses. January 19, 2021 - By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced - Two new projects designed and led by UC Merced researchers will address challenges facing many Californians — wildfire recovery and agricultural labor — but will also have global reach. Both are funded through the University of California’s prestigious Multicampus Research Programs and Initia...

Text Encryption Based on Glider in the Game of Life Correspondence to: Majid Vafaei Jahan, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran. Email: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). Abstract The Game of Life cellular automaton is a classic example of a massively parallel collision-based computing device. The automaton exhibits mobile patterns, gliders, and genera...

Will the Second Wave Mean No Toilet Paper Again? Now that a second wave of the pandemic has hit, what will happen to the supply chain and the CPG sector? December 30, 2020 Piman Khrutmuang In March of 2020, the United States and many parts of the world saw consumers flocking to stores and stocking up on goods to prepare for an unknown future during the first modern pandemic. The world was introduced to the term “panic buying” as individuals cleared out store shelves to stock up, leaving ...

By Andy Extance2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 The skills behind the legendary sharpness of wootz steel were once forgotten, but Andy Extance talks to the researchers unsheathing its secrets From beside his computer David Edge picks up something that marks his office as unique: a 19th century Afghan wootz steel dagger. Its chaotic, swirling patterns are striking as the blade is tilted. Although Edge is head of conservation at the Wallace Collection in London, UK, which has many exotic knives and swor...

BU Wheelock adds new PhD program in educational studies BU Wheelock faculty conduct research that has a meaningful impact on education and society, from examining influences on low-income students’ academic achievement, to looking at the impact of digital technologies on literacy learning, to investigating policies that affect teacher quality. Now the school has added a new PhD program that will train future researchers to inform the field’s understanding of teaching and learning. The PhD i...

Tackling the Pothole Crisis with Autonomous Road Repair Systems Thought LeadersPaolo PaolettiCTO at Robotiz3dSenior Lecturer, University of Liverpool AZoRobotics speaks to Dr Paolo Paoletti, CTO of Robotiz3d and Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, about the development of a revolutionary pothole management robot powered by artificial intelligence. The autonomous technology may be the start of a more advanced preventative road maintenance solution set to change the...

HOOD RIVER — For decades, climate researchers have warned that as atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, the Pacific Northwest will have less snow and consequently less water to irrigate its crops. As if to hammer the point home, this year Oregon experienced yet another drought due in part to rising temperatures and melting snow. In 2020, Oregon experienced some of its driest conditions on record. And yet, despite the overall lack of precipitation, the state’s mountains received m...

Using A.I., researchers seek to improve legal practice, administration of justice The U.S. House of Representatives just last week passed the Open Courts Act, bipartisan legislation which would require the federal judiciary to provide free public access to court records online and modernize the court system. And although the chances that the bill will be signed into law before a new Congress starts in January are uncertain, a team of Northwestern University researchers sees such movement as a...

Laura Bizzarri , Managing Director of algoWatt. In the context of applications to the Digital Energy domain, the educational objectives of the PhD course will include: the development of Big Data analytics, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills; the development of Information & amp; skills Communication Techonolgy (ICT); the development of modeling and analysis skills with particular reference to Smart Grids and Virtual Power Plants (VPP); and ...

Plane that may not be aerodynamically stable violates regulations. >> theres another issue which is the forthrightness of boeing during this inquiry. on monday the day they announced the firing of their former ceo dennis muilenburg, they handed over documents to the house committee investigating this. what are you hearing are included in those? >> these instant messages between the pilots part of the test program are frankly shock. and in handing them over, boeing admitted this is not reflective...